UN Votes

USSR

Former permanent Security Council member

Dissolved 1991; UN Security Council seat continued by the Russian Federation.

2,892

GA votes

2,135 yes · 393 no · 341 abstain

725

SC votes

577 yes · 6 no · 106 abstain

162

Vetoes cast

P5 alignment

How often USSR voted the same way as each permanent Security Council member, of the resolutions both cast a yes/no/abstain vote on.

Permanent memberGA onlyGA + SC
United States of America18.3%29.1%
France29.9%39.5%
Russian Federation0.0%0.0%
United Kingdom26.7%36.6%
China69.2%71.9%
USA12.7%FRA20.7%RUS0.0%GBR18.5%CHN48.0%

The pie chart is based on the “GA only” column, showing each member’s share of the combined total across all shown members (it does not sum those percentages to 100% on its own) — see the table for the actual agreement rate with each. The “GA + SC” column blends in Security Council votes, which are adopted almost unanimously and so tend to pull every country’s number up.

P5 alignment over time

Same GA-only metric, by year. A member’s line starts wherever it first has enough shared votes in a year to be meaningful (at least 5) — for Russia, that’s never before 1991, since the USSR voted under a separate historical record.

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USAFRAGBRCHN

S/RES/605(1987)

Security Council resolution 605 (1987) [on protection of Palestinian civilians under Israel occupation] · 1987-12-22

SCYes

S/RES/604(1987)

Security Council resolution 604 (1987) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1987-12-14

SCYes

S/RES/603(1987)

Security Council resolution 603 (1987) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1987-11-25

SCYes

S/RES/602(1987)

Security Council resolution 602 (1987) [on South Africa's military activities against Angola] · 1987-11-25

SCYes

S/RES/601(1987)

Security Council resolution 601 (1987) [authorizing the Secretary-General to arrange a cease-fire between South Africa and SWAPO] · 1987-10-30

SCYes

S/RES/600(1987)

Security Council resolution 600 (1987) [on the conditions under which Nauru might become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice] · 1987-10-19

SCYes

S/RES/599(1987)

Security Council resolution 599 (1987) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1987-07-31

SCYes

S/RES/598(1987)

Security Council resolution 598 (1987) [requesting the Secretary-General to dispatch observers to supervise the cease-fire between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran] · 1987-07-20

SCYes

S/RES/597(1987)

Security Council resolution 597 (1987) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1987-06-12

SCYes

S/RES/596(1987)

Security Council resolution 596 (1987) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1987-05-29

SCYes

S/RES/595(1987)

Security Council resolution 595 (1987) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1987-03-27

SCYes

S/RES/594(1987)

Security Council resolution 594 (1987) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1987-01-15

SCYes

S/RES/593(1986)

Security Council resolution 593 (1986) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1986-12-11

SCYes

S/RES/592(1986)

Security Council resolution 592 (1986) [on Israeli policy towards Palestinians in the occupied territories] · 1986-12-08

SCYes

S/RES/591(1986)

Security Council resolution 591 (1986) [on the arms embargo against South Africa] · 1986-11-28

SCYes

S/RES/590(1986)

Security Council resolution 590 (1986) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1986-11-26

SCYes

S/RES/589(1986)

Security Council resolution 589 (1986) [on appointment of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1986-10-10

SCYes

S/RES/588(1986)

Security Council resolution 588 (1986) [on implementation of resolution 582 (1986) on the armed conflict between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran] · 1986-10-08

SCYes

S/RES/587(1986)

Security Council resolution 587 (1986) [on security of the personnel of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1986-09-23

SCYes

S/RES/586(1986)

Security Council resolution 586 (1986) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1986-07-18

SCYes

S/RES/585(1986)

Security Council resolution 585 (1986) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1986-06-13

SCYes

S/RES/584(1986)

Security Council resolution 584 (1986) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1986-05-29

SCYes

S/RES/583(1986)

Security Council resolution 583 (1986) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1986-04-18

SCYes

S/RES/582(1986)

Security Council resolution 582 (1986) [calling for cease-fire and exchange of prisoners between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran] · 1986-02-24

SCYes

S/RES/581(1986)

Security Council resolution 581 (1986) [on South Africa's threats against States in southern Africa] · 1986-02-13

SCYes

S/RES/580(1985)

Security Council resolution 580 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Lesotho and compensation for Lesotho] · 1985-12-30

SCYes

S/RES/579(1985)

Security Council resolution 579 (1985) [on hostage-taking and abduction] · 1985-12-18

SCYes

S/RES/578(1985)

Security Council resolution 578 (1985) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1985-12-12

SCYes

S/RES/577(1985)

Security Council resolution 577 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Angola] · 1985-12-06

SCYes

S/RES/576(1985)

Security Council resolution 576 (1985) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1985-10-21

SCYes

S/RES/575(1985)

Security Council resolution 575 (1985) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1985-10-17

SCAbstain

S/RES/574(1985)

Security Council resolution 574 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Angola] · 1985-10-07

SCYes

S/RES/573(1985)

Security Council resolution 573 (1985) [on an Israeli air raid over Tunisia, 1 Oct. 1985] · 1985-10-04

SCYes

S/RES/572(1985)

Security Council resolution 572 (1985) [on international relief to Botswana] · 1985-09-30

SCYes

S/RES/571(1985)

Security Council resolution 571 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Angola] · 1985-09-20

SCYes

S/RES/570(1985)

Security Council resolution 570 (1985) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1985-09-12

SCYes

S/RES/569(1985)

Security Council resolution 569 (1985) [on sanctions against South Africa] · 1985-07-26

SCYes

S/RES/568(1985)

Security Council resolution 568 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Botswana] · 1985-06-21

SCYes

S/RES/567(1985)

Security Council resolution 567 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Angola] · 1985-06-20

SCYes

S/RES/566(1985)

Security Council resolution 566 (1985) [condemning South Africa for its installation of a so-called interim government in Windhoek] · 1985-06-19

SCYes

Vetoes cast by USSR

S/2026/273 Middle East (Strait of Hormuz)

2026-04-07

S/2025/116 Ukraine

2025-02-24

S/2025/115 Ukraine

2025-02-24

S/2024/826 Sudan and South Sudan

2024-11-18

S/2024/302 Non-proliferation

2024-04-24

S/2024/255 Non-proliferation/DPRK

2024-03-28

S/2024/239 Middle East, including Palestinian question

2024-03-22

S/2023/792 Middle East, including Palestinian question

2023-10-25

S/2023/638 Mali

2023-08-30

S/2023/506 Middle East (Syria)

2023-07-11

S/2022/720 Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine

2022-09-30

S/2022/538 Middle East (Syria)

2022-07-08

S/2022/431 Non-proliferation/DPRK

2022-05-26

S/2022/155 2014 Letter from Ukraine (Ukraine)

2022-02-25

S/2021/990 Maintenance of international peace and security

2021-12-13

S/2020/667 Middle East (Syria)

2020-07-10

S/2020/654 Middle East (Syria)

2020-07-07

S/2019/961 Middle East (Syria)

2019-12-20

S/2019/756 Middle East (Syria)

2019-09-19

S/2019/186 Venezuela

2019-02-28

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